Politicians and their supporters are already looking ahead to the 2014 and 2016 elections. In Nevada, executive branch elections will take place in 2014 with candidates vying to be governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and other positions. Many Federal congressional positions are up for election in 2014. The cycle never stops.
Several months have now passed since Nevada's 2013 legislative session ended, and many new laws are now effective in the state. Now is as good of a time as ever to begin to reflect on how new laws from the 2013 Nevada legislative session will impact businesses. Over the next couple of months, we will post several articles discussing the new legislation. This article will begin by discussing new laws relating to employment practices and foreclosures.
Assembly Bill 181 (Employment Law): AB 181 is a law for the 21st century. Among other things, it prohibits employers from requesting or requiring employees or prospective employees from divulging their user names and passwords for personal social media accounts and other online services, and prohibits employers from taking adverse actions against employees for failing to divulge such information. The law also prohibits employers and others from requesting or considering consumers reports when evaluating employees for promotions, employment, and other possibilities. Some exceptions apply to the latter.
Assembly Bill 273 and Senate Bill 321 (Foreclosure): AB 273 (the 2013 version, not to be confused with the 2011 AB 273) modified Nevada's Foreclosure Mediation Program, requiring lenders to send notices concerning the mediation program separate from notices of default and also automatically enrolling homeowners in the program unless the homeowner opts out or fails to pay a fee. Senate Bill 321, called a "Homeowner's Bill of Rights", is a long, sweeping law containing many new requirements that lenders must satisfy before foreclosing on residential properties and prohibiting lenders from engaging in certain acts. A third foreclosure-related bill, Senate Bill 160, would have prohibited deficiency judgments for homeowners whose owner-occupied homes were foreclosed on, but it did not become law.
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